Chapter 28 of The Trumpet-Major is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of The Trumpet-Major is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'No, no,' said Anne. 'I would rather not see him! I have said that I may. But I shall not. I cannot see him again!'
Chapter 28 of The Trumpet-Major is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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anew
From this reading “I cannot see him again!'”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “'No, no,' said Anne.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I have said that I may.”
on the contrary
From this reading “'I would rather not see him!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “'No, no,' said Anne.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “'I would rather not see him!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “But I shall not.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “'I would rather not see him!”
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anew
From this reading I cannot see him again!'
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading 'No, no,' said Anne.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I shall not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot see him again!'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have said that I may.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I would rather not see him!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I would rather not see him!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I have said that I may.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, no,' said Anne.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I would rather not see him!
on the contrary
From this reading 'I would rather not see him!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'No, no,' said Anne.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'I would rather not see him!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But I shall not.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have said that I may.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'I would rather not see him!
Chapter 28 of The Trumpet-Major by Thomas Hardy holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 28 holds 189 sentences of The Trumpet-Major, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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